Synopses & Reviews
In 2005, years ago, Sunday Press created a new standard for comic strip reprints with it's publication of Little Nemo in Slumberland, So Many Splendid Sundays.
Now it's been hundred years since Ignatz Mouse first tossed a brick at Krazy Kat, and to commemorate the occasion, Sunday Press Books presents Sunday comics from the genius of George Herriman; over 150 of the best Sunday pages reprinted for the first time in their original size and colors. This hand-bound volume features his greatest Krazy Kat Sunday comics, from the first B&W (1916) the last color Sunday (1944). Also included is a sample of all of Herriman's creations for the Sunday comics from 1901 -1906, most of which have never been reprinted before, with contributions by Michael Tisserand and art spiegelman. As co-editor Patrick McDonnell states in the introduction; All great art is timeless. It's made with presence and stays in the present. George Herriman's Krazy Kat doesn't age it just is.
Synopsis
A Centennial Celebration Finally, Krazy Kat as it was meant to be seen. It's the eternal triangle of the comics -- Kat, Mouse, and Pupp, along with the catalytic brick. Here are their glorious, poignant, and hilarious stories from the genius of George Herriman, reprinted for the first time in their original size and colors. Included in the 14 x 17-inch collection is a sampling of all Herriman's creations for the Sunday newspaper comics from 1901-1906: Professor Otto, The Two Jackies, Major Ozone, and more, many of which have never been reprinted before. Now, 100 years after Ignatz tossed his first brick, step back in time to delight in the timeless tales of America's great comic strip artist and his greatest creation, Krazy Kat.
Includes contributions by Herriman biographer Michael Tisserand and artist/comic historian Art Spiegelman. Each book includes a set of "Brick in the Head" postcards with ten classic comic characters getting bricked.
From the publishers of the celebrated and much-awarded Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays deluxe oversized reprint edition, come 135 full-size Sunday pages from 1916-1944 -- plus dozens more early comics from George Herriman.